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Gran Turismo Sport’s engine sounds show significant improvement
When it comes to engine sound effects, Gran Turismo gets a lot of flack. And rightly so: the engines have always sounded artificial; far from the visceral sound your ears are treated to in real life when you're behind the wheel of a car with potent power. With the unveil of Gran Turismo Sport this […]
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Gran Turismo Sport Steelbook and Collector’s Editions revealed
As with most major game releases, Gran Turismo Sport is getting the full Limited and Collectors Edition treatment enticing you to spend more money for a slew of bonuses. Never have there been so many editions of a Gran Turismo game to choose from. To help you decide, here's a handy guide to all the […]
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Watch the new Gran Turismo Sport gameplay trailer
Today has been a momentus day for racing game fans with the unveil of Gran Turismo Sport at today's London event. There's been an overload of information to digest, but if you want a quick fix here's the official gameplay trailer, giving us a glimpse of some of the exquisitely modelled cars in action along […]
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DiRT Rally: Attacking Finland in the MkII Escort
A very wet Finnish stage awaits us in our latest DiRT Rally gameplay. We opt for the rear-wheel drive Classic Ford Escort MkII just to make things even more difficult. In order to keep the Escort progressing and away from those dreaded trees we find that driving just below your limit is the way forward. […]
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Sign up now for RedOut’s closed PC beta
Futuristic racer fans now have the opportunity to sign up for RedOut's closed beta on the PC platform. You can sign up for the closed beta at this link. RedOut is very much influenced by the usual futuristic legends such as Wipeout, F-Zero and Rollcage, and developer 34BigThings are taking a no-nonsense approach to racing […]
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Taking on the Real Events mode in MXGP 2
Our very latest MXGP 2 gameplay video takes a look at a couple of Real Events races. Here you are tasked to replicate famous feats in MXGP history where riders have had to overcome the odds to succeed, Our first race for instance relives the moment when Ryan Villopoto's bike engine cut out at the starting […]
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Update 11 for Project CARS adds HTC Vive support
Slightly Mad Studios have released their eleventh update for the PC version of Project CARS which adds full HTC Vive support. According to the development team HTC Vive users will see SteamVR's room customisation option which will enable players to chop and change the look of the 3D space surrounding the menus. Elsewhere the update […]
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Table Top Racing World Tour: Spark Plug Trophy gameplay
We take part in the three-race Spark Plug championship in our very first retail video of Table Top Racing World Tour running on the PlayStation 4 console. Driving the American style muscle car around the very colourful and interesting environments was a blast and really scratched the itch I’ve been having recently for miniature racing […]
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Gran Turismo Sport gameplay footage and details to be revealed next week
After an extended silence since its official announcement last year, Polyphony are finally lifting the bonnet on Gran Turismo Sport at a special premiere event at the Copper Box Arena in London next week on May 29th. Fresh gameplay footage of Gran Turismo Sport will be streamed at the prestigeous event, along with new details of […]
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DiRT Rally: Sliding around in Hell proved tons of fun
Our second DiRT Rally Rallycross video brings us to a very wet and slippery Hell in Norway. Despite the ominous name Hell was actually closer to driving heaven as we forgo traditional racing lines in favour of some fun sliding action. The gameplay takes place from the bonnet cam and we are driving the Volkswagen […]
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New Need for Speed title releasing in 2017
Need for Speed will continue its new two-year development cycle with the confirmation today that the next title will indeed release in 2017. “We are now building upon the foundations that have been laid with Need for Speed and delivering our next game in 2017. “ Said Ghost Games in their very latest blog update […]
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Super Toy Cars Review
Super Toy Cars tries its best to be a colourful and fun take on the old-school miniature arcade combat racing genre which aims to bring back memories of when you used to construct race tracks from Lego bricks and toys on your bedroom floor (or was that just me?). It takes obvious inspiration from classic […]
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First gameplay teased for upcoming open-world racer Speed Elixir
Speed Elixir is an open world racer currently in development by Electro Phantom Games and is currently scheduled to release on the PC in December 2016 with PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions to follow shortly after. Electro Phantom have just released their first ever gameplay video of an early Alpha version of Speed Elixir […]
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Rumour: Gran Turismo Sport release to coincide with PlayStation VR in October
The very last we heard of the upcoming PlayStation 4 VR supported exclusive racer Gran Tursimo Sport was that it was due to get an open beta some time this Spring however all has gone very quiet in recent months with fans fearing the worse. However there may be a light at the end of […]
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Sebastien Loeb Rally EVO: Perfect Trajectory events
We jump in to some Sebastien Loeb Rally EVO action this week with a look at some Perfect Trajectory events. The Perfect Trajectory events task you to drive good lines throughout the course, cones are placed every so often with small gaps which need driving through. Hitting cones will give you a time penalty as […]
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Project CARS: GOTY Edition available now
It doesn't seem very long since the announcement of Project CARS: Game of the Year (GOTY) Edition and today saw its launch on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC platforms. The GOTY Edition of course includes the base game but also adds all of the racing sim's DLC over its lifetime. So you'll be […]
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Assetto Corsa for consoles delayed a second time
It's even more bad news for those eagerly awaiting the release of Assetto Corsa on the consoles as it has just received its second delay. The new release for Assetto Corsa on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles is August 26 in Europe and August 30 for North America. Developer Kunos Simulazioni have so […]
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We check out MXGP 2’s first person mode
We take a look at MXGP 2's first person viewpoint in a race at Leon, Mexico running on the PlayStation 4 console. The action starts off somewhat clunky as the viewpoint changes into the first person view at the off which threw us off the start as we couldn't really see the starting gates. Overall […]
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Ducati 90th Anniversary The Official Videogame announced
Milestone have announced their very latest two wheeled racer which goes by the name of Ducati 90th Anniversary The Official Videogame and will be available for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC platforms. The game, which surprisingly releases sometime in June, is a spin off of Ride which was released last year to mixed […]
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Table Top Racing: World Tour developer playthrough
Today is Table Top Racing: World Tour day! After 18 months in development, Playrise Studios' mini combat racing series TTR has finally crossed the line onto PS4 with their debut release TTR: World Tour. Best of all, TTR: World Tour is currently free to download as part of the Instant Game Collection for PlayStation Plus […]
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TrackMania Turbo Review
Racing games have become far too serious this generation for my liking. Hardcore racing simulations have their place for petrolheads, but sometimes you want to throw your brain out the window and pull off some prolonged powerslides in OutRun, terrify some passengers with dangerous driving in Crazy Taxi, or smash your rivals into submission whilst […]
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DiRT Rally vs Sebastien Loeb Rally EVO Comparison
We put DiRT Rally up against Sebastien Loeb Rally in our latest comparison video. What makes this particularly interesting is that we have arranged the videos to show the exact same pieces of track in each from the Great British stage of Sweet Lamb so we can compare the sections of track like for like. […]
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New Need for Speed Speedlists update goes live
The very latest Need for Speed update is now available across the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC platforms. Chief among the new additions are the “Speedlists” which are a series of five events where you compete against others online. The Speedlists events take on the form of a championship, so you'll earn points at […]
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DiRT Rally gameplay: Rallycross racing at Lydden Hill
Continuing our DiRT Rally PlayStation 4 coverage we take to Lydden Hill for some intense rallycross racing action. We couldn't resist the classic rallycross mini which proved as much fun as we hoped. We're driving from the dashboard viewpoint with all assists turned off and take part in a six-lap race. The mix of dirt […]
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Driveclub VR Edition rated by ESRB
Despite the recent closure of Evolution Studios, the dev team that brought us Driveclub among other racing classics, it looks as though we may still be in line for a VR version of the PlayStation 4 exclusive racer. The ratings board ESRB have recently rated “Driveclub VR” for the PlayStation 4 thus confirming its existence […]
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MXGP 2 Review
Milestone’s mission to cover just about every facet of motorcycle motorsport reached a new height with the release of their officially licensed MXGP game. An alternative to their annual MotoGP series, the gritty dirt bike racing of MXGP offered a refreshing change of pace: finding speed on spine-shaking mud banks requires an altogether different approach […]
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New PlayStation Update 3.50 Remote Play to Windows and Macintosh
In a blog post earlier today Sony confirmed the release of its latest update for its home consoles operating system which is available as of now (April 6th). The release with the intriguing internal title MUSASHI contains a number of improved and new features for the PS eco system as well as the usual bug fixes […]
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DiRT Rally interview with Paul Coleman
During Codemasters' DiRT Rally PS4 preview event, Alan caught up with Chief Game Designer Paul Coleman who gives us the lowdown on what to expect from DiRT Rally's imminent console release on PS4 and Xbox One. In our exclusive interview, Coleman takes us through the evolution between DiRT 3 and DiRT Rally in his quest […]
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MXGP 2 Developer Interview with PS4 gameplay
We recently took a trip to Qatar to get some world exclusive footage of the upcoming Motocross title MXGP 2, we also caught up with Lead Designer Andrea Basilio and asked him a few questions on the MXGP series. Andrea highlighted that some players were actually using the original MXGP game for training purposes. By […]
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Assetto Corsa PS4 preview part 1 – Marco Massarutto interview
Here is the first part of our Assetto Corsa PlayStation 4 preview which gives you the chance to learn a bit about the developer KUNOS Simulazioni, their approach to developing racing simulations and the conversion process to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles. We interview Executive Manager and Co Founder of KUNOS Simulazioni Marco […]
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The Crew Wild Run – developer interview
We catch up with Stephane Jankowski, producer of The Crew: Wild Run and he gives us some new details on the upcoming expansion. Jankowski chats about the various new vehicles and specs such as the monster trucks, drift cars and motorcycles and touches on the new work that has gone into the engine to improve […]
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Team VVV visit Peugeot for the launch of the Onyx GT Vision
Last week Team VVV was invited to the Peugeot HQ just outside Central Paris to get a glimpse behind the scenes at their great creative minds at work and to officially launch the Onyx concept, this adding to the growing range of cars available in the GT Vision selection, which features all manner of their […]
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Codemasters tease Dirt 4 on Twitter: official announcement imminent?
It’s fair to say that a new DiRT sequel is long overdue. Dirt 3 was released back in 2011 to near universal acclaim, and fans have been pining for an official follow-up ever since (we’re not counting the subpar spin-off that was Dirt Showdown). It seemed logical, then, to earmark this year for DiRT’s belated […]
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An inside look at the GT Academy 2013 International Finals
Team VVV visited Silverstone to get an inside look at this year's grueling GT Academy International Finals, where seasoned Gran Turismo gamers were competing for the ultimate prize to turn their ultimate driving dreams into a reality: a chance to drive for Nissan as a professional racing driver. In this special series of videos, Alan documents […]
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